"Hm?"
On the moon, Chu Feng, who had been preparing to approach the Moon Laurel Divine Tree and gather some materials, suddenly stopped. In this place, he felt intense unease, sensing a heavy baleful aura that seemed capable of tearing apart heaven and earth. His blood and qi churned, and his body felt as though it might shatter.
He cautiously watched his surroundings. It was clearly still peaceful, utterly silent. Why had such a terrifying sensation arisen only after he approached this area?
The surroundings were ruins, with bronze halls and bronze towers. Though they were all ruined and broken, they still stood higher and more imposing than the structures in other areas. Amid their ancient weathered air was an icy chill.
When Chu Feng circled past those bronze buildings, his body felt as if it were about to be sliced apart. That inexplicable baleful aura grew even heavier and more terrifying.
He continued onward, gradually nearing the Moon Laurel Divine Tree, which stood five hundred zhang tall. At last, he saw the source of that baleful aura. His eyelids twitched violently, goosebumps rose across his body, and his scalp went numb.
Chu Feng stood frozen in place. His Carefree Realm cultivation offered him not the slightest sense of security. His throat went dry, and an icy chill ran down his back.
Not far from the laurel tree stood one enormous stone pillar after another, piercing toward the sky like thick, sharp iron spikes.
A white tiger, as massive as a mountain, was absurdly huge—nearly as tall as the Moon Laurel Divine Tree itself. Its entire body was drenched in blood and pierced through by countless stone pillars.
The sharp, straight stone pillars passed straight through the mountain-sized white tiger, extending into midair with scarlet blood staining them.
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